Wooden Shop Signs
Timber Shop Signboards and Wooden Fascia Signs
Wooden shop signs and timber fascia signboards are becoming a popular ‘must-have’ form of signage for shops, bars and restaurants in recent years as they look trendy, organic and great!
Produced in a range of timber such as Larch, Cedar and Douglas Fir, the wooden planks are cut to size inside a factory to ensure an even distribution of timber slats. The wooden sign is usually mounted within a metal boarder which can be painted in your desired colour. The metal frame acts as a picture frame boarder which not only looks nice, but ensures all the fixings are discreetly hidden from the face of the fascia signboard.
The timber can then be treated in a range of coloured varnish or paint to achieve the desired colour. The wood stain or varnish will transform the timber from its natural grain colour into a darker or richer coloured finish – whichever is preferred.
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Choosing the wood finish and colourWood Stain is a type of paint used to change the colour of the wooden planks which make up the fascia signboard. Typically, a lighter coloured timber is used to produce the wooden signboard which is then treated with wood stain in order to achieve the desired colour or finish. Some of the more popular wood stain finishes used for shop signs include:
The wooden fascia signs can also be painted in solid paint colours as well to achieve your desired colour specification. Coloured or stained finishes do not typically deeply penetrate the pores of the wood and so the sign may require maintenance over time whereby additional coats of paint or stain are needed to maintain the colour of the signboard. |
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Types of shop sign letters availableShop sign letters are produced in all sorts of shapes, colours and sizes so you’re able to create the shop name or logo to your desired specification. With a huge range of materials to choose from, you’re able to be creative and achieve a bespoke style of signage unique to your business. Some of the more popular types of shop sign letters include:
Choosing the right sign letters for your timber fascia sign is made easy once you have a design drawn up showing how you’d like your sign displayed as well as knowing what contents needs to be displayed on the sign itself. What we do at Surrey Shop Signs is advise you on all the technologies and styles possible and offer you multiple ideas on what we think would best suit your sign so you can make an informed decision. |
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Illuminating your wooden shop signBack-lit LED illuminated letters are most commonly used for illuminated signs as they are a gentle yet effective way of displaying your shop sign name. The sign letters are fabricated to create a 3d metal letter that have a series of L.E.D lights integrated within the cavity of the letters which illuminates the letters from behind. This method of production projects light onto the timber background creating a halo glow. Different coloured L.E.D lights can be used to illuminate the letters however cold white LEDs are most commonly used. In poorly-lit areas this method of lighting will mean that the face of the letters will be dark and not illuminated as the light will be positioned from behind which creates a silhouette-style glow of the logo or letters, however this still should produce enough light to make the lettering readable. Other methods of illuminating your timber shop sign include installing a long external LED strip light above the sign which projects light down onto the entire signboard. Alternatively, half a dozen or so spot lights can be positioned on the signboard to illuminate sections of the sign.
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Photos, Ideas & Product Gallery
Please see below for a range of photos which should help illustrate how the above various signage options look when in situ. If you require more photos or close-up photos to help you make your decision then please feel free to contact us where a member of our team will be happy to help you with your enquiry.
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